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UH Beat

June 2023

Monday, June 12

Cleaning Up: The Aftermath Of A Honolulu Union’s Embezzlement Scandal

Thursday, June 1

Hawaii Is Clamping Down On Unlicensed Care Homes

May 2023

Monday, May 29

How A Self-Driving Car Class At UH Maui Ended Up As A Competitor In A Race In Italy

Thursday, May 25

Hoʻohanohano Kūhelu ʻIa Ka Lā Kūʻokoʻa

Wednesday, May 17

Hawaiian Independence Day Is Officially Recognized

Tuesday, May 16

This Group Is Working To Bring Iwi Kupuna Home To Rest In Hawaii

Monday, May 15

‘The Water Needs To Be Cleaned’: Pokai Bay Has Gone From Pristine To Polluted

Women Inmates On Oahu Get A Chance To Further Their Education

Sunday, May 14

Journalists To Get More Protection Under Shield Law Passed By Hawaii Legislature

Friday, May 12

Board Of Education To Consider Computer Science As A Graduation Requirement

Thursday, May 11

Should Hawaii Amend Its Statute of Limitations For Civil Cases Of Sexual Assault Against Minors?

Wahi A Nā Mea Kākoʻo, E Hoʻolaha ʻIa Aʻe Ana Ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi E Nā ʻOkina Ma Nā Laikini Kaʻa

Wednesday, May 10

University of Hawaii Team Chosen To Develop And Launch A Satellite

Little Fire Ant Program Gets Funding, But It May Be Too Late For Eradication

Friday, May 5

Supporters Say Hawaiian Diacritical Marks On License Plates Would Boost The Language

Thursday, May 4

Whales And Their Ability To Store Carbon Could Help Fight Climate Change

April 2023

Sunday, April 30

Lawmakers Are Trying To Make It Safer For Children To Get To School

Friday, April 28

Are Hawaii Child Labor Laws Hampering Work-Based Learning Opportunities?

Friday, April 21

This Author Is Trying To Change The Way People Talk About The Climate Crisis

Thursday, April 20

Sports Doctors From Other States May Get A License Exemption In Hawaii

Wednesday, April 19

Hawaii May Subsidize Pay For Child Care Workers

Tuesday, April 18

Why Some Stores In Chinatown Keep Doors Locked During Business Hours

Friday, April 14

Traffic Woes: Efforts Underway To Create A New Access Point In Whitmore Village

A New Program Aims To Help Hawaii’s Older Adults Keep Their Homes

Thursday, April 13

Bill Would Increase Penalties Against People Who Harm Sports Officials

Wednesday, April 12

Researchers Hope A New Hybrid Reef Will Help Save Coral In Hawaii

Monday, April 10

Lawmakers Consider Higher Bar For Labeling Hawaii Coffee

Sunday, April 9

Hawaii Lawmakers Move Bill Honoring Kalaupapa Missionary

Tuesday, April 4

UFC In Hawaii? Lawmakers Hope To Attract More MMA Events

March 2023

Tuesday, March 28

Tiny Homes Proposed For DHHL Lands In West Oahu

Thursday, March 23

Hawaii Pushes For Ban On Deep-Sea Mining

Tuesday, March 21

A New Recipe: This Program Puts Oahu Inmates In College Cooking Courses

Wednesday, March 8

Hawaii May Become The Next State To Ban The Sale Of Fur Products

Tuesday, March 7

Thousands Of Hawaii ID Cards Were Misprinted In February, State DOT Says

Bill To Legalize Weed Set For Vote In Hawaii Senate

Sunday, March 5

Hawaii Is Expanding A Free Dental Program For Public Schools

Friday, March 3

Hawaii Legislators Propose $1 Million Boost For Performing Arts

Wednesday, March 1

Free Menstrual Products Proposed For State Buildings

February 2023

Tuesday, February 28

Lawmakers Consider More Funding To Make Hawaii’s Streets Safer

Thursday, February 23

Hawaii Companies May Be Required To Disclose Pay In Job Ads

Wednesday, February 22

Hawaii Tries To Ban Small Toiletry Bottles, Again

Better Background Checks Proposed For Certain State Employees

Tuesday, February 21

Vacation Rentals Are In The Hawaii Legislature’s Crosshairs

Military Families In Hawaii Could Soon Have An Easier Time Finding Schools

Thursday, February 16

Senate Committee Advances Bill For Free Parking At Ala Wai Boat Harbor

Reverse Vending Machines Proposed In Hawaii Legislature

Hawaii Would Pay To Fly Homeless People Back Home Under New Bill

Tuesday, February 14

Subsidies Proposed For Airlines Flying To Molokai

Monday, February 13

New Tax Credit Proposed For Selling Homes To Hawaii Residents

Bill To Expand Free College Tuition Program Advances

Friday, February 10

Hawaii Legislature Proposes More Aid For Kupuna Housing

Thursday, February 9

Hawaii Lawmakers Consider High Taxes For E-Cigs

January 2023

Monday, January 30

House GOP Pushes For Mandatory Mental Health Treatment For Homeless People

Friday, January 20

UH Journalism Students Join Civil Beat To Cover The Legislature

Wednesday, January 18

Tourists, Guns, Business: Here’s What Hawaii Lawmakers Plan To Tackle In 2023

June 2022

Thursday, June 9

Death, Fines, And Captive Animals: Is Sea Life Park Part Of A Bygone Era?

May 2022

Friday, May 27

The Coronavirus Pandemic Caused An Uptick In Eating Disorders

Monday, May 23

This New Downtown Driver Testing Site Has The Highest Failure Rate On Oahu

Thursday, May 12

Electric Vehicles Are On The Rise In Hawaii. Can Charging Infrastructure Keep Up?

Wednesday, May 4

Barack Obama Landmarks, A New State Tree, Cooler Classrooms Among Proposals Clearing The Legislature

April 2022

Monday, April 25

UH Researchers Discover New Wasp Species

Thursday, April 21

Study: Rapid Ohia Death Spread Worsened By Wild Animals

Monday, April 18

The Archeology Of Smell: Behind This UH Professor’s Ongoing Quest For Cleopatra’s Perfume

Friday, April 15

Senate Calls For Lava Evacuation Plans On Big Island

Thursday, April 14

Lawmakers Blast System That Released Kapolei Homicide Suspect

Friday, April 8

Long-Awaited Field Renovation Approved For Waianae High School

Wednesday, April 6

Senate Requests Study On Cost Of Mental Health Examinations

Monday, April 4

Molokai Residents Raise Concerns Over Plans to Reinforce Deer Fencing

March 2022

Thursday, March 31

Proposal For Waiawa Correctional Facility Aims To Keep Families Together

Tuesday, March 29

Bill To Ban Male Jail Guards From Strip Searching Female Inmates Advances

Legislators Aim to Combat Discrimination In Pacific Island Communities

Friday, March 25

Questions Linger Over Which State Agency Should Lead Kalaupapa Memorial Construction

Thursday, March 10

Hawaiian Electric Reports Net Income Increase For 2021

Bill Would Let Hawaii Home-Schoolers Compete In Sports

Tuesday, March 1

A Struggle Over Water: Lawmakers Push To Protect Kalo Cultivation

Iconic Cactus Garden At Kapiolani Community College Faces An Uncertain Future

February 2022

Monday, February 28

Want To Discourage Plant Thieves? Grow A Lilikoi And Squash Barrier

Friday, February 25

Kapiolani Community College Is Struggling With Lingering Irrigation Issues

Wednesday, February 23

Bills Would Limit Rental Application Fees

Monday, February 21

Lawmakers Want To Expand Protections Against Non-Disclosure Agreements

UH Maui Professor Uses Online Game To Teach Olelo Hawaii

Friday, February 18

Lawmakers Push To Create A Rehabilitation Program for Native Hawaiian Inmates

Molokai Residents Seek $5 Million From Lawmakers For Kalaupapa Memorial

Over The Age Of 65? This Bill Would Qualify You For Medical Pot

Tuesday, February 15

Lawmakers Seek Ban On Vehicles That Make Too Much Noise

Rising Seas Could Lead To The Relocation Of Molokai’s Only College Campus

Monday, February 14

Bill Seeks To Clarify Hawaii Abortion Laws

Lawmakers Call For More Transparency Over Police Activities

Thursday, February 10

Bill Would Let UH Regents Fire Coaches And ADs

Thursday, February 3

Hawaii Considers Ban Of Small Toiletry Bottles At Hotels

Wednesday, February 2

State Approves 390-Unit Affordable Housing Development In Kapolei

Lawmakers Weighing Tougher Criminal Penalties For Assaults Of Retail Workers

Will Hawaii Lawmakers Finally Ban Flavored Tobacco Products?

Bill Would Allow Hawaii Drivers To Renew Licenses Online

January 2022

Friday, January 28

Hawaii Senate Votes To Raise Minimum Wage By October

Tuesday, January 25

UH Still Won’t Say Why It Waived Todd Graham’s Termination Fee

House Bill Would Give Public The Right To Record Police Activity

Thursday, January 20

Hawaii Lawmakers Look For ‘Compromise’ On Controversial Police Seizures

Minimum Wage, Affordable Housing Top Legislative Agendas On Opening Day

State Natural Resources Agency Wants $1 Million To Fight Wildfires

Civil Beat Is Partnering With UH To Teach Journalism Students

Cleaning Up: The Aftermath Of A Honolulu Union’s Embezzlement Scandal Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Cleaning Up: The Aftermath Of A Honolulu Union’s Embezzlement Scandal

Members of IBEW 1260 had to pick up the pieces after former business manager Brian Ahakuelo and his wife were convicted.

Hawaii Is Clamping Down On Unlicensed Care Homes Courtesy: Department of Health/2022

Hawaii Is Clamping Down On Unlicensed Care Homes

State officials have grown increasingly concerned about the facilities, with 89 investigations already underway.

How A Self-Driving Car Class At UH Maui Ended Up As A Competitor In A Race In Italy Courtesy of C.K. Wolfe/2022

How A Self-Driving Car Class At UH Maui Ended Up As A Competitor In A Race In Italy

A UH Maui College Autonomous Vehicle Technology class, turned autonomous vehicle racing team, is off to Italy this June.

Hoʻohanohano Kūhelu ʻIa Ka Lā Kūʻokoʻa Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hoʻohanohano Kūhelu ʻIa Ka Lā Kūʻokoʻa

ʻAʻole ka Lā Kūʻokoʻa he lānui kūhelu, akā, ua ʻike ʻia ma ke ʻano he lā hoʻomanaʻo ma kēia pae ʻāina nei.

Hawaiian Independence Day Is Officially Recognized Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaiian Independence Day Is Officially Recognized

La Kuokoa is not an official state holiday, but is designated as a day of remembrance on the islands.

This Group Is Working To Bring Iwi Kupuna Home To Rest In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

This Group Is Working To Bring Iwi Kupuna Home To Rest In Hawaii

The bone repatriation process involves protecting, preserving and returning ancestral remains.

‘The Water Needs To Be Cleaned’: Pokai Bay Has Gone From Pristine To Polluted Ku‘u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022

‘The Water Needs To Be Cleaned’: Pokai Bay Has Gone From Pristine To Polluted

State legislators called for government agencies to prioritize the cleaning and testing of the area.

Women Inmates On Oahu Get A Chance To Further Their Education Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Women Inmates On Oahu Get A Chance To Further Their Education

A pilot program includes peer tutoring, a counselor, correspondence classes and a reentry planning program.